Rat Race lyrics

Uh! Ya too rude!

Uh! Eh! What a rat race!

Oh, what a rat race!

Oh, what a rat race!

Oh, what a rat race!

This is the rat race! Rat race! (Rat race!)

Some a lawful, some a bastard, some a jacket:

Oh, what a rat race, yeah! Rat race!

Some a gorgon-a, some a hooligan-a, some a guine-gog-a

In this 'ere rat race, yeah!

Rat race!

I'm singin' that

When the cat's away,

The mice will play.

Political voilence fill ya city, ye-ah!

Don't involve Rasta in your say say;

Rasta don't work for no C.I.A.

Rat race, rat race, rat race! Rat race, I'm sayin':

When you think is peace and safety:

A sudden destruction.

Collective security for surety, ye-ah!

Don't forget your history;

Know your destiny:

In the abundance of water,

The fool is thirsty.

Rat race, rat race, rat race!

Rat race!

Oh, it's a disgrace

To see the human-race

In a rat race, rat race!

You got the horse race;

You got the dog race;

You got the human-race;

But this is a rat race, rat race!

• Artist:Bob Marley & The Wailers
• Album:Rastaman Vibration (1976)